London folk, May 2 is not only my Grief's Alphabet launch at Burley Fisher Books (link in next tweet); I'm also speaking at the Institute for Classical Studies on my verse novel, Exit Kassandra. The session runs 3-5 p.m., and you can book a free ticket here: sas.ac.uk/events/ancient…

'If the licence fee goes, the BBC might once again try to survive by dramatically increasing its commercial revenues'

Prof Simon Potter considers how scrapping the BBC licence fee could provoke a backlash in a new piece for The Conversation

Read more 👉 brnw.ch/21wIWQc

TONIGHT! Join Prof Helen Fulton (English@Bristol) and Dr Evan Jones (@UoBrisHistory) as they consider Walking Medieval Bristol

The free event takes place online via Zoom, 6.30-8pm, and you can register 👇

Helen Fulton Bristol CMS Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

bristolmuseums.org.uk/m-shed/whats-o…

📷 TONIGHT AT LYRA 📷
Come and watch Caribbean Nights: Poetry. Afterwards, Rishi Dastidar, Anthony Joseph and Louisa Adjoa Parker will talk to noted Bristol academic Madhu Krishnan (she/her) about the vital need for diverse poetry in our everyday lives. lyrafest.com/#e105205

EVENT TODAY!
Don't miss out!

TONIGHT! Come and hear all the secrets.

#ICYMI : Dr panfrescə🇵🇸 and PhD candidate katy dadacz introduced Queering AI: Explorations in Creative Technology, their new Arts and Humanities Research Council project at a Pervasive Media Studio event

Watch the full video to find out more about the project's origins and objectives 👉 brnw.ch/21wIS0g

✨ TODAY! Centre for Black Humanities & @BristolFrench are delighted to welcome Dr Amzat Boukari-Yabara and Prof Tony Chafer to discuss La Françafrique

La Françafrique refers to the relationships between France and a number of African countries which were once part of the French Empire

All welcome 👇

📻 Dr Harriet Soper joins BBC Free Thinking to reflect on the visual traditions and cultural fascination with death in the 15th century

Listen to the full programme 👉 brnw.ch/21wIPjJ

English@Bristol Bristol CMS

'The goal is continuity. To be a peasant is to hand some small thing on: a cottage, a plot, a chest of linen, a well-thumbed prayer book'

Dr Will Pooley (Historians @ Bristol now on Mastodon too) considers the lost peasant identity in a new piece for The TLS

the-tls.co.uk/articles/remem…

Only two weeks to go until the aptly titled 'Infecting The World With Games That Make You Think' Plague Inc. / Rebel Inc. talk University of Bristol's #BristolDigitalGameLab ! Come and hear how games impact the world. MyWorld Pervasive Media Studio Bristol Digital Futures Institute Arts Matter Bristol buytickets.at/bristoldigital…

'Across five films, the MonsterVerse has emerged as slick, well-defined giant monster mythos'

Dr Rayna Denison (Bristol Film & Television) reviews the Hollywood blockbuster Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire in a new piece for The Conversation

theconversation.com/godzilla-x-kon…

Our fourth History Salon will be on 20 April 2024, with Prof. Robert Bickers sharing on 'Swire and Hong Kong'.

This will be conducted in English.

Please register:
tktp.as/EUNIFW

My fab colleagues Theatre Bristol doing fab things!
‘The history of the Bourneville Bunny’ told by Professor Catherine Hindson
Watch the video and then read the book ‘Theatre in the Chocolate Factory’ (CUP 2023)

My brilliant colleague Professor Catherine Hindson on how her research interests with an Easter icon!

It's the chocolate-ist time of the year ... here's a little history of Cadbury's chocolate rabbits to mark it

This year, Cadbury UK turns 200 🍫 🐇

To celebrate Professor Catherine Hindson takes us through the history of the Bournville Bunny, from Peter Rabbit and the Cadbury Caramel Bunny to the Alice in Wonderland inspired Elsie & the Brown Bunny 👇

Arts Matter Bristol